UPR Scrimmage

Soo we literally just walked in the house from our scrimmage against "La Universidad de Puerto Rico" or the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras. After going through a little bit of traffic and experiencing the craziness of some puerto rican drivers on our way to the gym, I finally internalized the fact that I'm back home. Puerto Rico without crazy traffic wouldn't be Puerto Rico.

As we finally made it to the gym, we were welcomed by a team of 24 players and a couple of coaches who were all warmed up and ready to play. I have to say it was awesome to go back to my "old" gym. Just the athmosphere, the heat of the court, and the anticipation of what was soon going to be a great scrimmage. We warmed up and spoke with the coach, who by the way is a retired captain of the Puertorican national team. As soon as the first serve was done it was hard to hide the excitement and the desire to play we all had even after such a long day. We played a total of 4 sets that certainly made for a great match. We were able to put into practice everything we've been working on over the past few days. All games were filled with intense rallies, great digs, hard serves and really impressive kills. I think the whole team would agree with me when if I say that today we were the most sweaty we have ever been since pre-season started. Overall, it was a sweet experience and we're looking forward to more playing time tomorrow.

On the other hand, I was able to see some of my friends and old teammates as well as my sister who I haven't seen in almost 2 years. I have to thank God first and then Coach J & K for giving me the opportunity of being here. I'm more than happy that I can be here playing the sport I love, seeing the people I care the most about and at the same time spending time with the awesome team God has given us.

Anyways we shall keep you posted about everything!

G #8